Effects of Corruption and Mistrust in Police on Fear of Crime. An Exploratory Study in Mexico
This paper explores the social and cultural background of fear of crime in Mexico. Using data from a survey applied to undergraduate students, the results of a structural equation modeling provide evidence that perceived corruption and low confidence in police partly explain the fear of crime expre...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/55082 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmcpys/article/view/55082 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | miedo al delito confianza en la Policía corrupción México. fear of crime confidence in police corruption Mexico. |
| Sumario: | This paper explores the social and cultural background of fear of crime in Mexico. Using data from a survey applied to undergraduate students, the results of a structural equation modeling provide evidence that perceived corruption and low confidence in police partly explain the fear of crime expressed by respondents, even after controlling for the effects of victimization. The discussion focuses on the need for more comprehensive policies to combat fear of crime that do not focus solely on the fight against crime. |
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